Where does “hvort” come from?

hvort (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hvor, from Old Norse hvárr, from Old Norse hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvort (Icelandic): if, whether; inflection of hvor: ## neuter...

Definitions

  1. if, whether; inflection of hvor: ## neuter...

Ancestry of “hvort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvorwhich; which, whichever; each
2Old Norsehvárrwhich; each
3Old Norsehvaðarrolder form of hvárr
4Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →